Word of warning: TAKE WATER! 61% is a lot for any whisky, let alone heavily Peated. This is a good whisky but I could imagine people being put off by its potency. Nose: meaty, smoked bacon, ham, salty pork, lots of smoke, very farmy With water: sharpened initially, adding more earth and manure, freshly rolled pastures Body: full, oily, potent, spicy and salty With water: gets spicier and fuller weirdly, will experiment with more water later Palate: smoke, salt and the end, again lots of manure, earthy, somewhat bitter and sour With water: more intense?! Smokier, saltier, sharper Finish: not a painful finish, but again bitter and sour, mouth coating salt One to get to know and find the right amount of water for the individual. 3.5 because I haven’t found it quite yet and it’s a little one-note so far.